Describing more on the incident, the Delhi Police told ANI, "At approximately 9:50 AM, an old roadside Neem tree fell in front of HDFC Bank near Paras Chowk, Kalkaji. As a result, two individuals riding a motorcycle, Sudhir Kumar (age 50) and his daughter, Ms. Priya (age 22), were trapped be
Additionally, light to moderate rainfall was recorded in most parts of Delhi. Thunderstorms and lightning with heavy rain are likely over Delhi in the next 2-3 hours, starting from 10.00 AM on Wednesday.
Recently, on August 8, all government-aided and private schools from pre-primary to Class eight in Lucknow district will remain closed on Friday due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging, according to a notice from the District Magistrate's office.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Tuesday's forecast says "thunderstorm with rain." The maximum temperature is going to be 34 degrees Celsius, and the minimum temperature is going to be 25 degrees Celsius.
"When it was raining for the last 2 days... I visited this area at midnight... Only this 100 m patch of the CP outer circles was waterlogged... We have already installed one pump and have ordered to install another," Parvesh Verma told reporters.
Delhi AAP President Saurabh Bharadwaj attacked the BJP-led "four-engine government," holding it responsible for severe waterlogging, infrastructure failures, and multiple deaths in the city following rainfall.
"A wall of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation's under-construction underground site near D-6, Vasant Kunj, under the Masoodpur Flyover, has collapsed. As a result, a portion of the Mahipalpur-Mehrauli Road, from Fortis Hospital towards Mahipalpur, has caved in," read the social media post by t
Atishi shared the letter written to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and criticised the government's handling and preparedness for monsoons, stating that the "mismanagement" by the "4-engine BJP government" has caused "waterlogging" in the capital and "water crisis" in the Kalkaji area.
AAP leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Delhi Assembly, Atishi, has written to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, highlighting water crisis in Kalkaji caused by the submergence of the Giri Nagar Under Ground Reservoir (UGR) pumping station after a few hours of rain. She has charged the
Delhi Traffic Police informed that due to the Raksha Bandhan festival weekend and recent rains causing waterlogging at GTK Depot, Jahangirpuri, and Adarsh Nagar, traffic on old GT Road is likely to be severely affected on Saturday.
Delhi is experiencing heavy rainfall on Saturday. Areas including Vasant Kunj, R.K.Puram, Cannaught Place and Minto Bridge are witnessing intense showers. Waterlogging was also witnessed at Panchkuian Marg after continuous rainfall in the National Capital since the early morning.